PARTICIPANT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of using an assessment in a participant response system having a plurality of response devices, the method comprising:
- locking an assessment portion to be loaded to create a locked assessment portion;
transmitting the locked assessment portion to each response device for storage in each response device;
unlocking the assessment portion on each response device at a time prior to a scheduled start time thereby to enable access to the assessment portion; and
starting the assessment portion on each response device at the scheduled start time.
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Abstract
A method of using an assessment in a participant response system having a plurality of response devices includes locking an assessment portion to be loaded to create a locked assessment portion; transmitting the locked assessment portion to each response device for storage in each response device; unlocking the assessment portion on each response device at a time prior to a scheduled start time thereby to enable access to the assessment portion; and starting the assessment portion on each response device at the scheduled start time.
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1. A method of using an assessment in a participant response system having a plurality of response devices, the method comprising:
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locking an assessment portion to be loaded to create a locked assessment portion; transmitting the locked assessment portion to each response device for storage in each response device; unlocking the assessment portion on each response device at a time prior to a scheduled start time thereby to enable access to the assessment portion; and starting the assessment portion on each response device at the scheduled start time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A participant response system comprising:
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at least one host computer having host processing structure configured to lock a portion of an assessment creating a locked assessment portion; and a plurality of response devices communicating with the at least one host computer, each of the response devices having response processing structure configured to receive the locked assessment portion, unlock the locked assessment portion at a time prior to a scheduled start time, and start the assessment portion at the scheduled start time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. The participant response system according to claim wherein the response processing structure is configured to unlock the locked assessment portion when the CPU usage of the response device is below a predetermined CPU threshold.
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